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Gee I was thinking of starting this topic up today. The narrator's voice really makes the show for me. I like the visual style too. I hardly ever run across a 5 minute feature I dislike so I pounced on this the minute Mognet started releasing it.

Or is the children's story narrator with simple graphics something prevalent over there?

Well, Koge-pan was a bit like that too. There's probably other similar shows that don't make it to fansubs. It may be a common style for children's shows, or perhaps these short features may be segments out of some larger kids show.

I don't know what's more shameful: watching and thoroughly enjoying a show made for very young children, or reviving a three year-old topic.

I downloaded it recently and have watched it all, and I just want to say that this is how children's shows should be, IMO. I really like the artsiness, the simplicity, and the little not so obvious but nice life lessons at the end (unlike what was shown on dubbed Cardcaptors, Kero's corner... those were just unnecessary ). There are so many over-the-top shows here for kids; Ocha-ken is a real gem in that both adults and children can appreciate it.

I'm trying to think of something to recommend too... um.... nothing else is a complete equivalent. These light-hearted anime shorts are also great, though none of them are targeted toward children like ocha ken:

Funny Pets - wordless CG anime, cute slapstick. Muggles like it too
Ichigeki Sacchuu!! Hoihoi-san - cute and fun little robots, but only one ep is available
Bottle Fairy - kinda long (12 min each), but a cute parody anime
Di Gi Charat - the originals were really short and awesome, cute insult humor
Sexy Commando - not so cute, but very funny if you're into weirdness humor